There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to La Rioja by plane, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), train, or car
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Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
7h 1m€85–278Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Logronotrain Alv
16h 45m€214–408Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses to Logroño Estación de Autobusesbus
21h 5m€182–435Drive 1,273.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Logroñocar 1,273.3 km
13h 44m€221–319Fly to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL)plane ZRH - RJL
8h 36m€135–615Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ZRH - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Alfarobus
10h 3m€242–579Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZRH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfarotrain
8h 50m€121–318Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Calahorratrain
9h 4m€100–288Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Geneva Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Logroño Bus Stationbus L17
22h 55m€102–190Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Pamplonabus
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Logroño Bus Stationbus
27h 5m€111–188
Zurich to La Rioja by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to bus which costs €100 - €190 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to fly and bus which takes 7h 1m and costs €85 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to La Rioja station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai and arriving at Logroño Bus Station via Geneva - Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Logrono via Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Zurich and La Rioja is 1126 km. The road distance is 1273.3 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja without a car is to train which takes 16h 45m and costs €210 - €410.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Zurich to La Rioja, including transfers.
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to train which takes 16h 45m and costs €210 - €410. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €650 and takes 8h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 22h 55m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and La Rioja, Spain?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Logrono via Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h 45m. Alternatively, Iberia and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–440
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Logrono
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Calahorra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Logroño Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses to Logroño Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Pamplona to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 948 326 509
- atencionalcliente@laestellesa.com
- Website
- laestellesa.com
Bus from Pamplona to Logroño Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://laestellesa.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to La Rioja is 1273 km. It takes approximately 13h 44m to drive from Zurich to La Rioja.
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